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The Kobuk Junior Dictionary is from the 1979 Alaska Native Language Center Publication, available for purchase for $30 the ANLC website.


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puppy

:
qipiniuraq, dl. qipmiurak, pl. qipmiurat

Puppies are cute.
Qipmiurat anaŋŋaaŋurut.

pure

:
purity, holiness
ipqiḷiq

Holiness is told of in the Bible.
Ipqiḷiq uqautauruq Bible-luni.

push

:
to push
tinu-

he pushes her t
inugaa, dl. tinugaak, pl. tinugaat

She pushed the chair.
Tinugaa aquppiutaq.

2. to push repeatedly
tinuraq-

Don’t push her!
Tinuraqnagu!

3. to push a sled
kaivḷuuq-

He is pushing the sled.
Kaivḷuuqtuq qiḷiġñik.

put

:
to put away, to store
tuvvaq- or tugvaq-

he puts it away, stores it
tuvvaġaa, dl. tuvvaġaak, pl. tuvvaġaat

She puts away the watch that she likes.
Tuqtuqtauraq anniġikkani tuvvaġaa.

2. to put somewhere, to place, to lay
iḷi-, iḷiḷḷak-

He puts it there.
Iḷigaa taruŋa.

Just put it there.
Iḷiḷauŋ taruŋa.

putter

:
to putter, to tinker
suliqiuraq-

she is puttering
suliqiuraqtuq

Oh, I was just puttering.
Tamaani suliqiuraqtuami.

puzzle

:
iḷisuġaq, dl. iḷisuqqak, pl. iḷisuqqat

Puzzles are entertaining.
Iḷisuqqat quvianaqtut.

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